Panaji: In an embarrassment for Goa police, state govt on Tuesday suspended anti-terror squad (ATS) SP Edwin Colaco over allegations that he had registered his birth and marriage in Portugal, which is the first step to obtain a Portuguese passport. Colaco was likely to be promoted to the Indian Police Service (IPS) cadre.State govt had…
Fr Pimenta Pereira with Pope John Paul II in 2002 Panaji: Cabo Verde’s dream World Cup debut is being cheered across the world. But tremors felt some thousands of miles east had a different echo altogether — a strange umbilical cord joining two former Portuguese colonies through its love for football, music, and saudade, that…
Located next to the Mapusa bus stand and market, the property spans 5,203sqm, and has served as a key accommodation facility in North Goa for decades Panaji: Goa Tourism Development Corporation’s (GTDC) Mapusa Residency, one of its oldest properties, will be redeveloped at an estimated cost of Rs 60 crore. Despite its central location, the…
Margao: Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai has strongly opposed state govt’s proposal to redevelop the Margao KTC bus stand under the public private partnership (PPP) mode, warning of a public agitation if govt pressed ahead with the plan.“We won’t allow the bus stand to be built on the PPP model in Fatorda — there’s no question…
Sanket Arsekar (left) with Tushar Chikodi Margao: Every week, three times without fail, 28-year-old Tushar Chikodi makes the now-familiar journey to a hospital for dialysis. Both his kidneys have failed. For four years, this gruelling routine has been his life.Watching this unfold has been his close friend, Sanket Arsekar. What began as a feeling of…
The main programme will be held at Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the public at 6.30am Panaji: More than two lakh people are expected to participate in the International Yoga Day programme across 1,500 centres, said chief minister Pramod Sawant. The programme will commence at 6am and will continue…
The archaeology department has currently covered the structure with tarpaulin to protect it during the monsoon Panaji: The directorate of archaeology has inspected a partially exposed brick structure found in Cumbharjua after locals unearthed remnants of a buried construction during digging activities. The structure, locally referred to as a ‘Gumbat’, appears to be made of…
Panaji: Eight works by Francis Newton Souza will go under the hammer at the upcoming AstaGuru Collectors Choice Auction on June 22 and 23. In this auction, the 1994 oil on canvas is the highest-valued work in the exhibition valued at Rs 1.5–2.5 crore. It features a dramatic urban landscape with angular buildings, a tree…
Panaji: Goa has emerged as a preferred location for setting up fake call centres that defraud unsuspecting people.Fake call centres are being operated from commercial complexes, bungalows, and residential buildings across Goa, where many properties remain vacant. Over the past month alone, Goa police have raided around four fake call centres operating in the state.According…
Goa police have registered over 17,000 cases of over speeding till May this year, as compared to over 6,000 in first five months of 2025 Panaji: Cases of over speeding have seen a 200% jump in the state and have been a major cause of accidents from Jan to May 2026 as compared to the…
